So Google says everyone needs SSL and it is so. I’m getting alerts from left and right advising that I’m not in compliance with the mighty Googles. Yeah I have a contact form or two… so lets lock em down […]
Do you have an application or service that subjects you to advertisements, annoying slow and ugly advertisements within a product you’ve already paid for? Yeah me too. It really started when my Epson printer would display HTML errors as it […]
If for whatever reason your ride, run or walk gets divided up into two or more Strava “activities” you can easily combine them into a single event to view your combined time, avg speed etc as a single activity. Export […]
No Jiggle? No problem! Just a little confusing with iOS 10 and iPhone 6s or 7. Issue: You tap and hold an App Icon but instead of “jiggling” it opens a 3d app menu. You repeat this several times despite […]
Issue: The full Start Menu opens when waking your computer from sleep mode. This behavior is more of an annoyance than an issue, and an odd one at that as sleep by nature indicates you’re continuing where you left off. Solution […]
Issue: Attempting to install Realtek Audio Drivers for Windows 10 leads to an endless uninstall/install loop. This happens with Realtek audio drivers from manufacturers like Lenovo, Dell, HP, & Asus and with drivers directly from Realtek. I would be fine with […]
Six shots from five nights – vacation 2017. Shot with Microsoft Lumia 950
Issue: Thunderbird fails at the authentication stage of adding an 0365 Exchange email account. Your email address and password are confirmed and correct. The issue is Exchange requires an Active Sync or EWS Exchange Web Services connection which ThunderBird doesn’t […]
Issue: Attempting to upgrade Ubuntu 14.04 to 16.04 generates Failed to Fetch errors and the process aborts. The cause is custom PPA (Personal Package Archives) sources that are used for some software, in my case FMPEG. Solution: Check your sources.list or […]
Threaded email on iOS 10 is kinda shady. So I thought I’d give Outlook a try – very nice save one thing, contacts… Issue: Exchange contacts are only available within Outlook on iOS – they’re not available to the iOS […]
Issue: Several Lenovo laptop models have known issues powering on from sleep, suspend or hibernation mode. An affected laptop may be fine and then randomly wont turn on. The Power LED may do nothing or may blink 3 times when pressed […]
Gallery of Architectural Photography – updated randomly and often…
Issue: The default Windows 10 lock screen uses Windows Spotlight which streams a feed of excellent photography but… also displays Microsoft Store offerings, messages and may display ads. If this annoys you follow these steps to disable Windows Spotlight and […]
Issue: Windows 10 Update KB3194496 makes it to 75-100% complete then fails with the following message “We couldn’t complete the updates Undoing Changes”. Error message in event log: “Installation Failure: Windows failed to install the following update with error 0x800F0922: […]
Desktop or laptop – you put your computer into sleep mode but return to find the computer wide awake. It may be after just one minute, one two or ten hours. Is it the cat, a ghost? Nope, just Windows and […]
Had a little updating to do for my 2014 Dodge Dart SXT Rallye – air the tires, check the oil and of course update the firmware. In this case updating the radio for improved performance and new features. It’s pretty […]
Trip to Wasatch Lake
A fan in my sons 2yr old Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro was making very loud grinding noises. We dissembled to check for dust and clogged vents but no dice, sounded like the bearings were going out. Next step was to replace the […]
Amazing story that you must read first, makes the video below off the charts Cyclingnews.com – Iljo Keisse: From tragedies to triumph A man who has over come so much is asked to over come yet one last hurdle after returning from […]
Paris Roubaix – the Monument, the classic – THE one day race all riders love and fear. 250km with 70km of roman cobblestones. Long, hard, fast, dangerous, luck and skill plus power. Who has it for the greatest one day […]
Have you upgraded from Windows 7 to Windows 10 or are in the Windows Insider program and are running low on disk space? If so you may have noticed the Windows.old folder weighing in at about 20gbs and you may have tried […]
Post Pop Depression Tour – Live at The Chicago Theater 4.6.2016 A little blood on Bassist Matt Sweeney by the end – happened on the prior song Come Live With Me when Josh Homme tagged him while they were both […]
Death Trap from Hawkwind’s 1979 release P.X.R.5. – recorded 1977-78. Full on Punk here and it rocks – Devo Prog.